Horseshoe.



0, A. KLEY. HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22,1012.

1 ,O40,353. Patented 0013.8, 1912.

Witnesses Attorneys CORNELIUS A. KLEY, OF GREENSBURG, PENNS'Y DVANIL HoRsizsH'oh.

I Specification of Iie t ters Patent. Application filed June 22,

hatented Oct. 8, 1912.

1912'. Serial No. 705,289.

To all whom it oibm:

Be it. known that I, CORN LIUS A. tim a citizen of the United States, residingfa't Greensburg, in the county of \Vestihtiieland and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvenlied 2i new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification. One object of thepre'sent invention is provide a horse-shoe, the heel and toe (talks whereof are zussernloled with the shoe aiid held thereon in a novel manner. p p A further object ofthe invention is provi ea cant-carrying ctip of novel term and to provide novel means for holding the calleca rry'ing cap on the shoe.

A further object of the inyention is o provide a member, carrying the toe calk, novel means being provided for-securing the said member to the shoe, and novel means 0 being provided for preventing a breakage of the ends of the call: which protrude beyond the lateral edges'of the member;

'With the foregoing and 'otherohjec'ts iii "View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in thehorhbination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of Q -inYention herein disclosed. can be made with the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the, drawings,-Figure 1 shows the inirention in bottom plan; Fig. 2 is a bottohi plan of the toe portion of the shoe, the toe calk being removed; Fig. 3 isa section on the line 3.-3 of Fig; 2; Fig. 4 is a perspectiveof one of the caps which carry the heel canes; Fig. 5 is a perspective of the other heel ceilk cap; Fig. 6 is a perspective of the toe'c'zilk and the member whereby the sani is, carried Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7- -7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a longitudinalsetibn:

' of one of the heel calk caps, showing a per tioii of the heel of the shoe mounted therein; Fig. 9 is,a -transverse section of oxide of the heel. calk caps, showing a portion 0 the heel of the shoe therein; and Fig. 10 is a perspective showing one-half of 'ai h'eel pad which may be employed in connection with the shoe herein disclosed.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates}; hof'se sh'oe, the-same hm:

ing upon its bottom and at its toe, cam-ve 5 ing ribs 2, the adjacent faces of whih mu-ndercitt :is indic'iit'ed at 3. A milk-carrying member 4 is pioi'i'd'ed, the same preferably raking the folm of a fiat plate having conit r' in'g edg s 5, adapted to cooperate we gwise with the converging, underciit t ees 3Io'f thfi ribs 2; In the rear portion of the member 4 there are opeiiings 6: EX- Lendeu trsinv'esely of the member its a toe eat-1': 7-,, the fin-ward face of which stands npp'mximatei at right angles to the membeen; as shown at 8, the rear face 9 hi the call: 7 defining an obtuse angle with the member 4; The ends 10 of the calk 7 project beyond the edges 5 of the member *1, the ends ll) being sitpportcd by theribs 2, were by p're't'entin breaking olhof the projectihg ends. T e ribs 2 upon the shoe 1 this exereise a double f nction. They eoiipeiate with the inclined, coiivergin edges 5 of the mer itb'ei 1-, to htild the inenfii'er lupon the 73 shoe, and they serve to reinforce the pro jecting rlds 10 6f the toe 'callt 7. The shoe, adjacent each heel, is provided with a shhul diill in its u per face.

The intreiitihh further includes a pair of h'eel call: caps. These caps 'are of s'iibstan ti'ally ideiiti'cal ''onstrixdtion, saving in so far as heieinfiter modified, and a general descriptioh oi one cap, will sutlic'e for both cap's. one cap, denoted by the numeral 12, is sli htly longer than the other cap which is deter-ea by the niini'eral 14. Each cap eem ri es a bot-thin 15, and side walls 16 and 17, the side wall'17 being shorter than the side wall 16. The walls 17 and 16 are conn'ct'ed by ti top 18, the top aiid the side walls defining 2; socket 20 in which the extieihity' 19 of the heel of the shoe' is received. The forward edge 21 of the to 18 of the ca E'oiistitutes an abutment w 'ich receiiies the shbiil'tlel 11 iii the slide of th heel, and when the part are thus assembled, the uppe face of t top 18 and the upper face oft-he shoe piopei will lie in it eemmmi plane, so that the shoeand the cap will fit 190 retidily eg'hinst the hoof. The iidjacent fa'ces 22 of the side walls 16 and 17 overhang the bottom 15, and the edges of the heels of the shoe are slanted indicated at 23-, to cooperate "with the faces 22 of the en. ow 'ihg to this c'oii'structioh, the cap cannot. tilt upon the shoe with that portion 19 of the heel of the shtie which is engaged in the socket 20, as a fulcrum. Thelonger cap its its

" 12 is provided with a calk 9A; which extends ward each other from the caps 12 and 14,

rods 27 being engaged in the lugs 26, the rods 27 having bosses 28 at their rear ends which engage with the lugs 26. Other rods 29 are provided, the same having hooks 3O engaged removably in the openings 6 in the body 4 of the toe-calk-carrying member. The ends of the rods 29 and 27 are threaded to receive turnbuckles 31, heldin place by lock nuts 31*.

When the shoe herein disclosed is used upon a tender hoof, a resilient pad may be introduced between the shoe and the hoof.

-The pad under consideration preferably comprises two parts, one of which is shown in Fig. 10 and is indicated by the numeral 50. Each part 50 comprises a longitudinal rib 51 which lies along one of the heels of the shoe, and a transverse rib 52 which extends transversely of theshoe. The adjacent edges of the parts 50 of the pad, which lie along the longitudinal center of the shoe may be halved together, as indicated at 53.

In practical operation, the toe calkcarrying member 4: ismounted in place between the ribs 2, and vis wedged therebetween, in the manner hereinbefore described. The caps 12 and 14 areplaced upon the heels of the shoe, and when the turn buckles 31 are manipulated, the caps and the member 45 will be held securely upon the body of the shoe.

The device is so constructed that the calks may readily be assembled with the shoe and, with equal facility be removed therefrom, the use of tools to efiect this result being entirely unnecessary.

As will be understood readily, the calks are preferably fashioned from cast steel. In the summer and upon other occasions when the calks are not necessary, the same may be detached'readily from the body portion of the shoe.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:- 1.. A horse-shoe provided at its toe with converging ribs; a calk-carrying member having converging faces to engagethe ribs; calk-carrying caps having recesses in which being shorter than the sidewalls; the heel'of which is inserted into the socket,

the extremities of the heels of the shoe are received; and independent, adjustable con nections between each cap and the member.

2. A horse-shoeprovided at its toe with converging .ribs, a calla-carrying member having converging faces to engage the ribs; calk-carrying caps having recesses in which the extremities of the heels of the shoe are,

received; and a turn buckle structure connecting each cap with said member.

3. A horse-shoe provided at its toe with converging ribs; a calk-carrying member having converging faces to engage the ribs; callecai'rrying .caps having recesses in which the extremities of..the heels of the shoe are received, the caps being provided with ap proaching lugs; turn bi'ldkle structures engaged in the lugs, the turn-buckle structures having hooks removably engaged with the (balk-carrying member; a

4:. A horse-shoe having a transverse shoulder in its upper face adjacent its ,heel; a callecarrying ca'p having a socket receiving the extremity of the heel, the cap having a top wall defining one side of the socket and constituting an abutment for the shoulder; and adjustable means connecting the cap with the toe of the shoe, for holding the shoulder and the top wall in abutment In a device of the class described, a calk-carrying cap comprising a bottom, side walls and a top, defining a socket, the top being shorter than the side walls; and. a shoe, the heel of which is inserted into the socket, there being a shoulder in the heel, engaging the free edge of the top, the upper face of the top and the upper face of the shoe lying in a common plane; and adjustable means connecting the cap with the toe portion of the shoe.

6. In a device of the class described, a

talk-carrying cap comprising a bottom, side walls and a top, defining a socket, the top a shoe,

there being a shoulder in the heel, engaging the free edgeof the top, the side walls of the cap overhanging. the shoe, beyond. the shoulder to prevent the cap from tilting with the socket-engaged portion of the. shoe as a fulcrum; and means for connecting the cap with the toe po: tion of the shoe to hold the shoulder and the free edge of the cap in abutment. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CORNELIUS A. KLEY.

' Witnesses:

' FRANK E. SMITH,"

G. W. Atcorr.

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